Women's Track & Field

No. 2 Engineers Perform Well at BU Last Chance Qualifier

Feb 25, 2018

THE BASICS:

- Location: Boston University Track and Tennis Center (Boston, Mass.)

- The Lead: The No. 2 ranked MIT women's track and field team had a pair of top-10 national performances and a freshman record in the 800 meters at the Boston University Last Chance Meet over the weekend.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- In the 800 meters, freshman Katie Williams (Papillion, Neb.) ran the No. 4 time in the country and set the MIT freshman record as she crossed in a time of 2:12.23 that placed her 13th overall. Sophomore Margaret Trautner (Houston, Texas) ran a PR of 2:14.86 that sits her 15th nationally, along with a season-best time of 2:14.86 from junior Bailey Tregoning (Frederick, Md.) to land at No. 23 in the country.

- In the weight throw, senior Ariela Slutsky (Weston, Fla.) finished fourth at 55 feet, 2.25 inches and in the triple jump, sophomore Jasmine Jin (Fanchang, China) placed 10th with a jump of 37 feet, 8.75 inches. The jump was a PR for Jin that currently has her at No. 24 in the country.

- Sophomore Michelle Menkiti (Houston, Texas) ran a PR in the 200 with a time of 25.31 to land at No. 23 in the country, while senior Hannah Chen (Los Gatos, Calif.) is 26th in the nation in the 400 in 57.39 seconds. Sophomore Katie Bacher (Macungie, Pa.) finished 11th overall in the 3,000 meters too in 9:57.69 and is No. 27 in the country.

UP NEXT:

- MIT is back in action next weekend as the Engineers travel to nearby Tufts University for a Last Chance Qualifier beginning at 9 a.m. Following that, the team will compete at the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championship, which will take place at Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala. on March 9-10.